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Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Exports of Indian Ceramics and Glassware Products register growth of 168% in 2021-22 over 2013-14
India’s exports of Ceramics & Glassware products for 2021-22 hit a record at US$ 3464 Million. During FY 2013-14; India’s Ceramic & Glassware products exports were valued at US$ 1292 Million.
The Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal highlighted the achievement in a Tweet.
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The export growth of Ceramic tiles has been achieved because of a surge in shipments of Ceramic Tiles and Sanitary wares products. Today Indian Tile Industry has become global player and earns foreign exchange for the nation with “Make In India” approach and today India’s is World’s second largest manufacturer of tiles.
The export growth of Glassware products has been achieved because of a surge in shipments of Articles of Glass Packing of Goods, Made-ups Articles of Glass Fibre, Sanitary fixtures of Porcelain, Glass Mirror, Tinted Non-Wired Glass, Glass Bead and Glass Wool.
India exports to more than 125 countries and top destinations are Saudi Arabia, United States, Mexico, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Oman, Indonesia, United Kingdom and Poland. New markets, like Russia and Latin American Countries, have also been added.
The surge in Ceramic and Glassware products exports has been achieved because of sustained efforts on the part of the Department of Commerce. Also, various initiatives have been taken by CAPEXIL, by using Grant in Aid under Market Access Initiative Scheme, such as organizing B2B exhibitions in different countries, exploring new potential markets through product-specific and marketing campaigns with the active involvement of Indian Embassies.
This export growth has been achieved in spite of unprecedented logistical challenges like high freight rates, container shortages, etc. Increase in Ceramic and Glass ware products exports has benefitted small and medium exporters from Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
(Over the years, the industry has been modernizing through new innovations and product profile, quality and design to emerge as a modern World class industry ready to take on global competition. Our innovations in terms of new designs, digitally printed tiles and larger sized tiles with varied colours have also found acceptance in overseas markets.
Ministry of Railways
Expansion of Railways with Private Participation
It is estimated that Indian Railways would need capital investment of Rs. 50 lakh crore upto the year 2030 for network expansion, capacity augmentation, setting up of freight terminals, station redevelopment, rolling stock induction and other modernization/ upgradation works etc. to enable better delivery of passenger and freight services and to improve Railways’ modal share in transport. In order to bridge the gap in capital funding and bring in modern technology and improve the operational efficiencies, it is planned to use Public Private Partnership  model in several initiatives including network expansion and induction of modern rakes to run passenger trains on select routes with an objective to provide improved service delivery to passengers. However, the responsibility of train operations and safety will continue to be with Indian Railways. As of now, 150 trains in 12 clusters have been planned for induction of modern passenger rakes on PPP basis.
In case of PPP in train operations, mechanism has been planned to enable return on investment to private participation through collection of revenue and payment of haulage charges and revenue share to Indian Railways.
This information was given by the Minister of Railways, Commerce & Industry and Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Shri Piyush Goyal in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
196.18 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
India's Active caseload currently stands at 76,700
Active cases stand at 0.18%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.61%
8,537 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to
4,27,07,900
12,781 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
85.81 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 2,96,050 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Ministry of Tourism
Seven-day SCO Millets Food Festival begins in Mumbai, chefs from member countries showcase millet cuisines
14th April 2023; Mumbai
Union Minister of State for Tourism Shripad Naik inaugurated a Millets Food Festival of the member countries of Shanghai Cooperation Organization  at Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai on Thursday. The public can savour a variety of cuisines made of different millets prepared by chefs from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan Uzbekistan, Russia and India for lunch and dinner at Shamiana Restaurant at the hotel till April 19.
The seven-day festival is being organised by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, at Hotel Taj Mahal Palace to commemorate the International Year of Millets . The food festival features various organic meals made with millets that have been hand-selected by the SCO Member Chefs.
Speaking at the inauguration, minister Shripad Naik said that the SCO countries had an exceptional mix of cultures and traditions, which are aptly reflected in their cuisines. “The cuisines of the SCO countries will offer unique delights to the food lovers. The United Nations declared the year 2023 as the International Year of Millets with a motto of increasing the production and consumption of millets worldwide. The idea behind it is to promote millets as they are climate resilient,” he said and added that millet consumption can help the world meet at least six UN-mandated sustainable development goals. This is a smart move towards sustainable development, he said.
Spearheaded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Government of India sponsored the proposal for IYM 2023 which was accepted by the United Nations General Assembly. The declaration has been instrumental for India to be at the forefront in celebrating the IYM. The Prime Minister has also shared his vision to make IYM 2023 a ‘People’s Movement’ alongside positioning India as the ‘Global Hub for Millets’, the minister said.
He also congratulated Kazakhstan for the next SCO Presidency and assured that India would continue its efforts to make tourism a successful sector in the SCO region.
While India is hosting Presidency of the SCO for the year 2023, the Millet Food Festival is the fourth and last event being organised by the Ministry of Tourism to celebrate the Presidency. Earlier, the ministry had organised an SCO Tourism Mart from 9th to 11th February, an SCO Expert Level Tourism Working Group Meeting and an SCO Tourism Ministers’ Meeting in Kashi, Varanasi, from 13th to 18th March.
The SCO is an intergovernmental organization comprising eight member states - China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, four Observer States and 14 Dialogue Partners.
Ministry of Coal
Steps taken by Government to Achieve the Target of Augmentation of Coal Production Capacity Per Year
Government has taken the following steps to achieve the target of augmentation of coal production capacity:
- Single Window Clearance System has been launched.
- Guidelines for procedure and approval of mining plan has been simplified.
- Auctioning of coal mines for commercial sale of coal started.
- Regular review and monitoring of allocated coal mines in the past.
- Holding of Monitoring Committee meetings headed by Secretary  and concerned Chief Secretary of the state for early operationalisation of coal mines allocated.
- Improving evacuation efficiency & capacity and construction of new railway lines.
- Establishment of new washeries to enhance clean coal.
In addition to above, Coal India Limited has taken following specific steps:
- Capacity addition through approval of new & expansion PRs.
- Capacity addition through special dispensation in EC under clause 6 of EIA 2006.
- Enhancing capacity through marginal schemes and OC patches.
- Capacity augmentation through deployment of MDO.
- Use of state-of-art technology in OC mines
- Use of Mass Production Technology  in UG mines wherever feasible.
- All out efforts are being made at all levels for overcoming constraints like possession of non-forest land, diversion of forest land and other statutory clearances.
This information was given by Union Minister of Coal Shri Pralhad Joshi in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
All film-related departments under Ministry of I&B and headquartered in Mumbai placed under a single command
CBFC CEO Ravinder Bhakar is new head of NFDC, Films Division and CFSI
Mumbai, 13 December 2021
CEO of Central Board of Film Certification  Ravinder Bhakar assumed charge of National Film Development Corporation , Films Division and Children Films Society of India  today, 13th December 2021. This is consequent to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting’s order last Friday, appointing him as Managing Director  of NFDC, Director General  of Films Division and CEO of CFSI.
Mr. Bhakar, a 1999-batch officer of Indian Railway Stores Service , has been assigned these charges in addition to his present duties as CEO of the film certification body.
With this, all film-related departments of M/o I&B, headquartered in Mumbai, have come under a single command.
Speaking about the development, Mr. Bhakar said that the move is expected to further smoothen the ongoing process of merger of Films Division and CFSI with NFDC, which is undergoing major reforms in its structure and functioning. He said that the well-defined structuring of the reformed corporation, in alignment with the requirements of the film Industry, would be a primary item on his agenda, along with interests of the employees of the departments being merged.
Mr. Ravinder Bhakar is a Mechanical engineer from MNIT, Jaipur. An Indian Engineering Services officer, he is the recipient of prestigious awards, including the National Award for outstanding service from Minister of Railways, and General Manager Award for exemplary service in both Western Railways  & Central Railways . He has contributed to various modernization drives in WR and CR and was closely associated in developing modern PR techniques, implementation of electronic procurement, formulation of various multimodal logistics plans and transport management.DJM/DL/DR
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Ministry of Textiles
Technical textile is a sunrise industry, come and be a part of it: Smriti Irani
Surat International Textile Expo inaugurated
Textile industry rose to the challenge of covid pandemic by scaling the production of PPE kits from zero to the position of second largest producer of PPE kits as well as by increasing the production of N95 masks to 32 lakh pieces per day with 2500 companies from the humble beginning of just 2, said Union Textile Minister Smt Smriti Irani after inaugurating Surat International Textile Expo in Surat today.
Minister further said that Technical textile is a sunrise sector and she appealed to the entrepreneurs to come and be part of it. Sunrise sectors are sectors which have great future but where gestation period is long. Minister informed that Hon’ble Prime Minister took initiative of providing 1480 crore rupees for National Technical Textile policy which led to the growth of manmade fibre sector.
Minister said on this occasion that she felt happy and proud after touring exhibition as 1100 exhibitors all over the country will take part in this exhibition. Shri Irani specifically praised a local craftsman Shri Chandrakant Patil who created a costly textile machine in Gujarat at half of the cost of imported machine.
The skills of such craftsmen and stalls at the exhibition donning Make In India logo show the future of Aatmanirbhar Bharat, said Minister.
Union Minister of State for Women and Child Development Smt. Debasree Chaudhari and other dignitaries from textile field were also present on this occasion.
Ministry of Finance
Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman holds 4th review meeting on CAPEX of CPSEs
Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman today held Video Conference with Secretaries of the Ministries of Petroleum & Natural Gas and M/o Coal, along with the CMDs of 14 CPSEs belonging to these Ministries, to review the capital expenditure  in this financial year. This was 4th in the ongoing series of meetings that the Finance Minister is having with various stakeholders to accelerate the economic growth in the background of COVID–19 pandemic.
In FY 2019-20, against the CAPEX target of Rs. 1,11,672 crore for these 14 CPSEs, the achievement was Rs. 1,16,323 crore i.e. 104%. FY 2019-20, H1 achievement was Rs. 43,097 crore  and achievement of FY 2020-21, H1 is Rs. 37,423 crore . CAPEX target for 2020-21 is Rs. 1,15,934 crore.
While reviewing the performance of CPSEs, Smt. Sitharaman said that CAPEX by CPSEs is a critical driver of economic growth and need to be scaled up for the FYs 2020-21 & 2021-22. The Finance Minister asked the concerned Secretaries to closely monitor the performance of CPSEs in order to ensure the capital expenditure to the tune of 75% of the capital outlay by the end of Q3 of FY 2020-21 and make appropriate plan for it. Smt. Sitharaman expounded that more co-ordinated efforts are required at the levels of Secretary of concerned Ministries and CMDs of CPSEs to achieve CAPEX targets.
While mentioning the significant role of CPSEs in giving a push to the growth of the Indian economy, the Finance Minister encouraged the CPSEs to perform better to achieve their targets and to ensure that the capital outlay for FY 2020-21 is spent properly and within time. Smt. Sitharaman said that better performance of CPSEs can help the economy in a big way to recover from the impact of COVID-19.
The CPSEs CAPEX review is carried out jointly by Department of Economic Affairs and Department of Public Enterprises.
PIB Headquarters
Postponement of Army Recruitment Rally Scheduled at Thiruvannamalai
Owing to Corona Virus outbreak the Recruitment Rally scheduled from 15-25 April 2020 at Arunai Engineering College. Thiruvannamalai has been postponed. The fresh dates of the rally to be announced soon.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Union Minister Shri Bhagwanth Khuba to attend Rozgar Mela at Hubballi tomorrow.
Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri Bhagwanth Khuba will arrive in Bengaluru late tonight on a two-way visit to the State. The Minister will attend the Rozgar Mela organised in Hubballi tomorrow morning. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually address Rozgar Mela.
Later, Shri Bhagwanth Khuba will leave for Hyderabad.
Ministry of Railways
Month long Pan-India drive for execution of pending warrants by RPF from 01.10.2022 to 31.10.2022
319 offenders involved in 289 cases, evading the process of law, were arrested and produced before the concerned courts during the drive
This included 52 offenders who were absconding for 10 to 15 years
Railway Protection Force  is entrusted with the responsibility of security of Railway property and several steps are being taken to ensure it. The cases of theft of Railway Property is registered and enquired by RPF under the provisions of RP  Act followed by detection, recovery of stolen Railway Property and arrest/prosecution of criminals. The force also launches prosecution under Railways Act 1989. During enquiry and in course of trial, warrants of arrest are issued by trial courts against offenders/accused who evade arrest and production before the court. Delay in execution of warrants or arrest of named accused persons causes delay in disposal of cases, puts additional pressure on Judiciary & Law Enforcement Agency and adversely interferes with administration of justice. In order to ensure expeditious execution of warrants and production of the absconders/accused persons before the court of law, a month long Pan-India drive, focusing on execution of warrants, was conducted over the Indian Railways from 01.10.2022 to 31.10.2022
During the drive, 319 offenders involved in 289 cases, evading the process of law, were arrested and produced before the concerned courts. This included 52 offenders who were absconding since 10 to 15 yrs.
The field formations of RPF will continue execution of warrants with the same spirit in future too.
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
Shri Hardeep Puri Appeals to Youth to Make Swachh Bharat abhiyan a “Jan Andolan”
Says, Youth and Children are the main driving force behind SBM
To commemorate four years of successful implementation of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and other entities organized a two-week long Swachhata hi Sewa Abhiyan. On the eve of Mahatma Gandhi Birth Anniversary, Hindustan Prefab Limited organised a programme here today to generate awareness among children on the importance of keeping their surroundings and the nation clean.
Addressing the children on the occasion, Union Minister of State  Shri Hardeep Puri said Swachhata hi Sewa drive is an effort to involve people in this mission to make it a Jan Andolan. He said that children and youth are main driving force for the success of this mission. He said, this mission has also helped in achieving ODF society.
Shri Puri told the participants that today is also the World Habitat Day which his Ministry will officially observe on 5th October 2018. He said that the theme for this year is “Municipal Solid Waste Management” which is closely connected with Swachhata hi Sewa drive. He said, World Habitat Day reminds us that keeping our villages, towns and cities clean is our prime responsibility.
Hindustan Prefab Limited also organised a painting and essay writing competition on the occasion. Shri Hardeep Puri later distributed prizes to the winners and appreciated their creativity.
The Secretary of MoHUA, Shri Durga Shankar Mishra also addressed the participants and hoped the youth and children will carry forward the good work and help in maintaining the country clean.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Gangwar to launch Software Applications and release instruction manuals with questionnaire for five All India Surveys tomorrow
Union Minister of State  for Labour& Employment Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar willlaunch Software Applications and release instruction manuals with questionnaire for five All India Surveys being conducted by Labour Bureau in Chandigarh tomorrow.Secretary L&E ShriApurva Chandra and Senior Labour & Employment Advisor and Director General, Labour Bureau Shri DPS Negi will be present on the occasion.
These five surveys being undertaken by Labour Bureau are
· All India Survey on Migrant workers,
· All India survey on Domestic Workers,
· All India survey on employment generated by Professionals,
· All India survey on employment generated in Transport Sector and
· All-India Quarterly Establishment based Employment Survey.
The objective of the All India Survey on Domestic Workers would be to estimate the proportion of DW in the workforce by major states and all-India and percentage distribution of these DWs / households that employ them by important socio-demographic key characteristics.
The objectives of the survey onMigrant Workers are to estimate the number of migrant workers in India and also to collect information on their living conditions, working conditions and other socio-economic conditions.
The objectives of all-India Survey on Employment Generated by Professionals are essentially two-fold To estimate the total number of active professionals in the country &  To capture the employment generated by these professionals.
Objective of the survey on employment generated in Transport Sector is to assess the employment generated in Transport Sector in India
The main objective of the All-India Quarterly Establishment based Employment Survey is to measure relative change in employment situation over successive quarters in sizeable segment of Non-Farm economy covering 8 important sectors of the Indian economy.
The surveys are significant in terms of the path-breaking initiative being taken by Bureau in terms of use of Information Technology  in the entire chain of data collection to report generation. The results of these surveys will be declared within 7-8 months including 6 months of field work.
Labour Bureau, an attached office of Ministry of Labour& Employment, has been at the forefront in fulfilling the data needs of various stakeholders in the field of labour and employment since 1920. Besides being the repository of data on labour, the Bureau is also nationally and internationally renowned for compilation and generation of vital statistics, Price Indices and for undertaking numerous surveys and studies on different aspects of labour.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Tribes India products add beauty to our lives as well as the lives of our tribal brothers and sisters: Regional Manager, TRIFED Maharashtra
Tribes India hosts Holi Sale in 5 outlets in Maharashtra; open all days till 31st March
Mumbai, 14th March 2022
If you are yet to buy colours for Holi, do consider Tribes India’s herbal gulal!
“Products of Tribes India not just add beauty to our lives and homes, it also creates a significant contribution to the lives of our tribal brothers and sisters by enhancing their income,” Regional Manager, TRIFED Maharashtra, Mayur Gupta encourages public to make use of the Holi sale collection of Tribes India. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1805065
The Regional Manager informed that the public can visit the following five outlets in Maharashtra which will be open from 10 AM to 8 PM on all seven days until 31st March 2022.
Tribal Handicraft Showrooms in Maharashtra
- Tribes India LIC Building Fort, Indian Globe Chambers, Ground floor, Dr Dadabhai Nawroji Rd, Ballard Estate, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra – 400001. Contact number – 9819148900.
- Tribes India Juhu, HP Petrol Pump, Excel Service Station, Yamuna Nagar, Airport Area, Vile Parle , Juhu, Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400049. Contact number – 7208416551.
- Tribes India Panvel / Regional Office Maharashtra, Plot No.3, Trifed Tower, Sector 17, Khanda Colony, Panvel, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra - 410206. Contact number – 9665156474.
- Tribes India Pune, BAIF Building, Ground Floor, Kamdhenu, Senapati Bapat Rd, near Bank Of Baroda, Jawahar Nagar, Shivajinagar, Pune, Maharashtra 411016. Contact number – 9702399468
- Tribes India Pune International Airport, Departure Gate no – 2, Lohegaon, Pune Maharashtra – 411032. Contact Number – 7757008613.
He also informed that there are a wide variety of products available under Tribes India’s Holi collection: herbal gulal, ethnic kurtas, colourful sarees, handmade products curated by tribal artisans across India. “Tribes India has always been a one stop destination for all our daily needs.”
“This Holi when India celebrates Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, do visit your nearest Tribes India showroom to shop for our exclusive products and enjoy this festival of colour and love,” he added.
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